Virus responsible for Brookville Lake fish kill

9:09 AM,
Nov. 13, 2012

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Biologists have determined that a virus was responsible for killing large numbers of fish at Brookville Lake this fall, according to an Indiana Department of Natural Resources release.

Hundreds or even thousands of the lake's common carp died this year, biologists said.

The koi herpes virus - known as KHV - showed up in examinations of carp that were collected from the lake and sent to the Purdue University Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory for testing, the release stated. KHV affects common carp and koi, which is a carp species commonly stocked in ornamental ponds and widespread in the ...